STATISTICS

POLITICS
The World Of (Official) Data And Statistics; Not Yet Dead
By Johannes Jütting, Contributor
Manager of PARIS21 - promoting good data for better policies
The first World Data Forum was clearly dominated by one main topic: the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda
EDUCATION
Newest Data Show Bullying is Down, But Challenges Remain
By Deborah Temkin, Contributor
Director, Education Research, Child Trends
5) More work is needed to understand the definition of bullying. As part of the 2015 collection of the School Crime Supplement
MEDIA
Reports Of The Death Of Polling Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By The Conversation US, Contributor
Views from experts in academia, providing fact-based analysis ...
To control this variability, polling firms may use stratification - a process that attempts to weight the polls to match
POLITICS
CAPACITY BUILDING, YES - BUT HOW TO DO IT?
By Johannes Jütting, Contributor
Manager of PARIS21 - promoting good data for better policies
Figure 1: Shifts in the understanding of capacity development (examples) Let's look at one example of how capacity development
GPS FOR THE SOUL
You Can Predict The Future!
By Gleb Tsipursky, Contributor
Disaster Avoidance Expert and Social Entrepreneur
EDUCATION
The Curse Of The Cluster
By Robert Slavin, Contributor
Robert Slavin is Director of the Center for Research and Refor...
While there is little argument about basic principles of statistics and research design, things do get a bit dicey in the real world.
SCIENCE
Where Will Data Science Be in Five Years?
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
How will data science change in the next five years? In answering this question, I'm going to focus less on what I expect
TECH
What Is the Future of Statistical Computing?
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
More questions: Data Science: What are the best R (and data science) blogs to follow on a regular basis? R (programming language
SCIENCE
This Is the One Topic Every Statistician Should Master
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
I'm typically not in the business of building models, but I use linear models all the time when trying to create visualizations
POLITICS
Financing The SDG Data Needs: What Does It Cost?
By Johannes Jütting, Contributor
Manager of PARIS21 - promoting good data for better policies
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals by Heads of States last fall in New York, the urgent practical question is how to finance the data needs of such an ambitious and universal agenda.
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh of the mural campaign, “Stop Telling Women to Smile.”
WOMEN
Street Harassment Isn't Just Annoying, It's Psychologically Damaging
By Charlene Haparimwi, Contributor
DePaul University student, Public Relations and Advertising ma...
"Street harassment is a part of rape culture."
BUSINESS
Do You Get Emotional About Statistics?
By Lynda Decker, Contributor
President and creative director, Decker Design
One of our clients, a leader in the financial services industry asked us to create a compelling, full-length report on their small business economic development program. Sounds relatively straightforward, right? Here was the challenge: we were confronted with a massive amount of data that only an economist could love.
ENTERTAINMENT
Are You A 'Hardcore Festival-Goer?' Eventbrite Discovers New Insights About the Festival Market
By Morena Duwe, Contributor
Music, culture and travel journalist
Though festival season is not completely over, it is beginning to wind down and hardcore festival-goers are already in the
WEDDINGS
Statistics-Shmatistics
By Danielle Rothweiler, Contributor
Wedding and Event Planner
From the articles on every wedding website and app in existence to all of the "experts" that surround a couple the minute after the proposal, there is an onslaught of confusing and incorrect information out there being given to couples.
EDUCATION
When It Comes To Publicly Funded Preschool, Are We Asking The Wrong Questions And Getting The Wrong Answers?
By Todd Grindal, Contributor
Senior Researcher, SRI International
As enrollment in publicly funded preschool grows, many policymakers are asking, "Does publicly funded preschool work?" This question seems sensible: preschool programs, especially high quality ones, do not come cheap.
The Huffington Post
HUFFPOST VIDEO
'By The Numbers' Delves Into Donald Trump
HuffPost's business team takes a deep dive into all the statistics you need to know about the presumptive GOP nominee.
POLITICS
What Does The UK Brexit Math Really Tell Us?
By Keith Devlin, Contributor
Dr Keith Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford University in P...
We humans invented numbers and mathematics to understand our world (initially physical and later social), and to improve our lives. But to make good use of that powerful, valuable gift from our forbearers, we need to remember that numbers are there to serve us, not the other way round. Numbers are just tools. We are the ones with the capacity to make decisions.
EDUCATION
Part 2: College Admissions Focus - Harvard University
By Ishan Puri, Contributor
Entrepreneur and investor
Demographics This second graph shows a telling trend - the number of students borrowing has dramatically decreased by 10
SPORTS
Machines Against Animal Oracles: Predicting The Euro 2016 Football Champion
By Johannes Jütting, Contributor
Manager of PARIS21 - promoting good data for better policies
Since the success of Paul the octopus, who successfully predicted eight games (including the final) during the 2010 World Cup, there has been a surge in animal oracles around the world. Dogs, penguins, elephants, koalas, kangaroos and sea turtles have all been used to predict matches.
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Becker
David Becker / Reuters
POLITICS
A Note About HuffPost Pollster's Donald Trump Vs. Hillary Clinton Chart
By Natalie Jackson
Yes, we are going to add Libertarian Gary Johnson soon.
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SPORTS
LeBron James' 2015 Finals Was Legendary, But Nothing Compared To This
By Maxwell Strachan
Few thought James would ever top his 2015 performance. Turns out, he only needed a year.
POLITICS
Bernie Plays the Numbers Game. (He's Not the Only One...)
By Rick Horowitz, Contributor
Wordsmith in Chief, Prime Prose LLC
Reality can be hard to swallow. Even for politicians. (Especially for politicians?)
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